diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos-check.yml b/.github/workflows/macos-check.yml
index 3698478b..736356dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos-check.yml
@@ -38,12 +38,26 @@ jobs:
       working-directory: ./wolfssl
       run: make install
 
+    - name: Upload built lib
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      with:
+        name: wolf-install-wolfMQTT
+        path: build-dir
+        retention-days: 1
+
     - uses: actions/checkout@master
-    - name: autogen
-      run: ./autogen.sh
 
+    - name: Download lib
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      with:
+        name: wolf-install-wolfMQTT
+        path: build-dir
     - name: Check wolfSSL install dir
       run: ls $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build-dir
+
+    - name: autogen
+      run: ./autogen.sh
+
     - name: configure
       run: ./configure --with-libwolfssl-prefix=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build-dir
     - name: make